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No Planting

The plan for today was to plant seeds in the “far” beds. There was a prerequisite: Get the driplines connected. The prerequisite has been achieved in a not-quite-McGuyver manner. I’m sure those hose things are meant for this sort of task. The reason that’s even a thing is because the space for the compost bins…

Gyros 2

Aside from Roman Numerals being antiqued, although not quite obsolete, I didn’t want anyone to think it was Gyros Eleven. I bought a pound of lamburger at the Farmers’ Market, today. When I explained that I liked their gyro meat, but wanted it a bit more spicy, I was told that they also sold the…

Be Tough Little Guys

I’m one, possibly two, days early putting my seedlings in the garden. The rule-of-thumb around here is “after Mother’s Day”; it’s the day before. I figure that having them in front of an occasionally open window is sufficient “hardening”. It’s probably not. But, as you can see, I planted them (too?) close together. If a…